Process for the production of high-purity bisphenol A
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1. A process for purifying bisphenol A from reaction solutions prepared by reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of acid catalysts, which comprises cooling the reaction solution to crystallize bisphenol into its 1:
- 1 adduct with phenol, separating the adduct from the phenol mother liquor, adding to the separated adduct phenol in such quantity that the total phenol content is at least 40% by weight, purifying the resulting mixture by fractional melt crystallization, and separating the resulting adduct by distillation into bisphenol A and phenol.
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The invention relates to a special process for the production of high-purity bisphenol A from acetone and phenol in the presence of acidic catalysts.
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1. A process for purifying bisphenol A from reaction solutions prepared by reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of acid catalysts, which comprises cooling the reaction solution to crystallize bisphenol into its 1:
- 1 adduct with phenol, separating the adduct from the phenol mother liquor, adding to the separated adduct phenol in such quantity that the total phenol content is at least 40% by weight, purifying the resulting mixture by fractional melt crystallization, and separating the resulting adduct by distillation into bisphenol A and phenol.
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